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- Michael Moore part of American fight for responsibility
- Updated: 11/04/2009
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Maybe Kanye West is a genius after all.
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- Blogging helps career, creates networking opportunities
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Jenny Demartini will intern at the national nonprofit March of Dimes in the spring, and it is partially thanks to her blog.
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- Trip to the doctor triggers erection, humiliation
- Updated: 10/06/2009
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During a Boy Scouts hiking trip, my friend Jerry gave me some important advice:
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- Cat proves too much in battle of man versus beast
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Classic "man versus beast" tales feature bears or sharks. Mine features a cat named Monkey.
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- Pop culture updates: Harry Potter actors caught with marijuana
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You might have had fun this past weekend, yelling Asher Roth's "I Love College" at your buddies across the beer pong table, but it was no such party for "Harry Potter" star Joshua Herdman.
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- Job leads to guilty conscience
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From the moment we're born, we're all guilty of something.
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- Don/t ruin college for yourself, silence your cell phone
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When I was in high school, I was convinced I had the nosiest, most intrusive parents.
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- Grade school instills competition at early age
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When I was in the fifth grade, my teacher introduced a new weekly competition called "Student of the Week." Every Friday afternoon she would saunter out from behind her desk, a freshly word-processed certificate in hand, and appoint one poor soul to a weeklong sentence of hatred from his or her peers.
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- Rules may be needed to define proper smartphone use
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No matter the time or setting there is a likely to be the sound of a phone buzzing or a screen being rapped on nearby.
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For picking up women, hollering not effective
About two weeks ago, I bought a new bicycle. I can be seen spastically maneuvering around campus, maxing at 10 mph and periodically falling fl…
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November 04
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Derrick Comedy's 'Mystery Team' guarantees laughs
"Mystery Team" is the story of three high school virgins stuck as their 7-year-old Encyclopedia Brown-type personalities. Kind of like my life…
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posted: September 17
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First glance at new Wonderland trailer
At the intersection of expectation and reality you can sometimes end up at disappointment street. You can look forward to something so much th…
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posted: August 27
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Bruno is a "straight kick to the balls"
The first 10 minutes of Bruno, featuring an outrageous and distasteful anal sex scene, is a straight kick to the balls. And no, the rest of th…
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posted: July 23
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Bands impress, surprise fans at Fest 8
The Fest 8 was like Disney for punks - a dazzling array of attractions made less enjoyable by long lines and low-capacity venues.
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November 04
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Ten Tenors to play at UF
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October 29
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Talent night winner creates song for Gator Growl
Sipping a Blue Moon and munching on sweet potato fries on the front lawn of the Swamp Restaurant wouldn't be nearly as enjoyable without the c…
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October 19
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